Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Going For The Gold

If the bright colored letters fly out of the box, what color to I put behind the box? The box is black and the main background color is a dark brown. The black box would get lost.

So what if I tried a neutral gray?

Bleh.

I don't "just push on" when I don't know what to do, I walk away and think. In this case, I got in the car and drove to work. I do some of my best thinking when I am driving, or rather, waiting at stop lights. What about gold? What if I surrounded the box with gold?

It's going to be interesting to see how this looks. However, I got a big lesson when I started work. When sewing this slippery metallic stuff, make 100% sure you are using a very sharp needle that hasn't hit any pins.

I agree with LizA., very light fusibles really helps with that light weight metallic fabric and a sharp needle like you said. It also helps with the fray!!!(I've used a light weight one called shape flex before)

Who I Am

My name is Lynne Tyler and I live in New England in the USA. I've been sewing since 5th grade and making quilts since college. I love working with abstract shapes and color. I love strip piecing. I'm trained as an artist, and I love the graphic quality of quilts. I'd rather take the time to make something beautiful than buy something ugly. My companion is my tuxedo cat, Millie, who has her own blog at darlingmillie.blogspot.com.